Governor Signs Highway Jobs in Seven Wisconsin Counties
Gov. Rennebohm signed contracts for highway work across seven Wisconsin counties. Projects include U.S. 14 and 61 relocations in Vernon, bituminous surfacing on U.S. 41 near Appleton, and miles of state and county road improvements with named contractors and total costs from about $5,600 to $478,661. Other counties covered include Outagamie Racine Eau Claire Sheboygan Fond du Lac and Vilas with various firms and dollar amounts.
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Madison
Wis
Rennebohm
U. S. 14
Vernon
P. W. Ryan
Janesville
Outagamie County
U. S
Appleton
Arow Petroleum Company
Forest Park
Winnebago County
Fond du
Oshkosh
Rasmussen Construction Company
Racine County
Milwaukee
Dolan
Eau Claire
Augusta
Dger Eee Company
Menasha
Sheboygan
Fond du Lac
Sheboygen County
Vilas County
Eagle River
Dinner and Tour Highlight La Crosse ROTC Meeting
The La Crosse chapter of the Reserve Officers Association held its regular monthly meeting with dinner at 6 30 p m at the La Crosse hotel and a 7 30 p m tour and orientation at the naval training center led by naval officers Ensign Edward Noe announced the schedule.
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la Crosse
Reserve Officers’ Association
Edward Noe
Naval Training Center
Survivors Sought After Puerto Rico Plane Crash
In Puerto Rico a chartered transport with 19 children and 6 crew members crashed in a rainstorm. Coast guard and navy searched offshore for about 20 missing while 27 survived by swimming to shore. Most passengers were bound for Miami or Newark. official counts varied between 27 and 28 survivors.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Westeday
Coast Guard
Navy
D. H. Dexter
U. S. Coast Guard
United States
Strato- Freight Inc
Miami
Fla
Newark
N. J
Frederic March Identified as Communist in FBI Report
FBI secret memo read in Judith Coplon espionage trial identifies actor Frederic March as a Communist party member in 1947 and lists his actress wife Florence Eldridge among front activity participants. The document, read by Archibald Palmer, names confidential informant 402 and hints at broader entertainment sector informers.
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Washington
FBI
Judith Coplon
Frederic March
Communist Party
March
Florence Eldridge
Communist Front
Miss Coplon
Archibald Palmer
Stuart Legg
Cotton Dominates U S Fiber Consumption
Cotton supplies more than three fourths of all fiber consumption in the United States, underscoring its central role in the national textile industry and fabric production.
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United States
Peterson's Pile Ointment Ad Offers Quick Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment for piles with fast relief of itching. It claims thousands of satisfied users over 40 years and offers a 40 cent box or 60 cent applicator tube with a money back guarantee.
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Peterson
UW Graduation to Be Televised for Centennial Ceremony
Wisconsin’s centennial commencement will be captured by four camera crews and aired by WTMJ Milwaukee on June 20. The ceremony will reach a record audience as more than 3,400 graduates receive degrees.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
WTMJ
Milwaukee
Gunman Faces Hearing On Kidnap Charge
Arthur Bistram 37 of St Paul Minnesota appeared before U S Commissioner Dittrick after being extradited from near West Point Nebraska. He is charged in a federal warrant with kidnapping Ralph Senn Mandan North Dakota police officer. A preliminary hearing date will be set after North Dakota wants a holding order arrives. Bistrams bond is $20000 and he remains in Omaha jail awaiting the hearing.
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Ping
Arthur Bistram
St. Paul
Morrowville
Kas
Minneapolis
Bistram
Dittrick
Omaha
Tacoma's Jinx Bridge Suffers Big Loss at Pier Tower
Explosions and fire early Wednesday severely damaged a 502 foot tower of a new suspension bridge across Tacoma Narrows. West tower damage was estimated at 400000 dollars or more, with construction workers citing a hot rivet dropped into creosote soaked fiber mat at the base.
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Tacoma
Wash
Tacoma Narrows
Olympic Peninsula
City council considers property sales and safety claim
Eau Claire aldermen weigh buying 309 311 South Third street for 18 600 and a 50 by 150 foot lot for a NSP substation while reviewing Kraft Lumber expansion permit. They pause three items for Friday inspection including a $997 50 injury claim by Mrs. Georgia Tooley from a Fifth Avenue sidewalk fall amid questioned city liability.
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South Third Street
John Schneider
Northern States Power Co
Grounds and Buildings Committee
Kraft Lumber Co
South 16Th Street
Uest
Georgia Tooley
Fifth Avenue
Main
State Streets
Tooley
Fred Steele
Milton E Helin Dies in Chicago Hospital
Milton E Helin aged 52 formerly of La Crosse died Sunday in a Chicago hospital after a lingering illness. He is survived by his wife Magdalen Lena a daughter Norma Winters of Chicago his mother Mrs Edwin Peter son of La Crosse and a sister Mrs H A Forseth of La Crosse. Funeral services will be Thursday at 1 pm at the Dwyer funeral home with Rev George Bell officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday between 7 and 9 pm.
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Milton E. Helin
IIL
la Crosse
Chicago
Magdalen
Lena
Norma Winters
Edwin Peterson
H. A. Forseth
Dwyer Funeral
George Bell
Oak Grove Cemetery
Friends Mhey
Burial for Theodore Fauver Jr at Catholic cemetery
Theodore Fauver Jr age 13 of Shore Acres dies Sunday. funeral services Thursday at 2 PM at Nelson Funeral Home with Rev. George Bell officiating. Burial to follow in Catholic cemetery.
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Theodore Fauver, Jr
Shore Acres
Nelson Funeral Home
George Bell
Death of Martin Fladager Recalls Spring Grove Roots
Martin Fladager of Solway Minnesota died at a Bemidji Minnesota hospital from a heart attack Tuesday. He was the son of the late Mons and Mrs Fladager early Spring Grove settlers and the last member of his immediate family. Survivors include his wife Clara and daughter Margaret of Solway, plus one nephew and three nieces from Spring Grove. Funeral service is set for Saturday at 1 30 p m at the Spring Grove Lutheran church.
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la Crosse
Martin Fladager
Solway
Minn
Siakatas
Spring Grove
Bemidji
Mons Fladager
Clara
Margaret
Spring Grove Lutheran Church
Lena Olson dies at 73 in Crawford county Wisconsin
Mrs. Lena Olson 73 of Freeman township Ferryville Crawford county died Tuesday after brief illness. She was predeceased by husband Oscar and daughter Mabel Hauge. Survived by six daughters Selma Rutter Carl Knutson Elmer Everson Joseph Wamberg Gene Owens Julia Orethune and two sons Lloyd and Bernard. Services at Freeman church Thursday June 9 at 2 pm with Rev H M Finstad officiating burial in church cemetery.
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Lena Olson
Ferryville
Wis
Olson
Freeman Township
Crawford County
Oscar Olson
Mabel Hauge
Selma Rutter
Carl Knutson
Elmer Everson
Joseph Wamberg
Gene Owens
Julia Orethune
Viroqua
Lloyd
Bernard
Freeman Church
H. M. Finstad
Burial set for Dr. K F M Sandberg at Trempealeau Valley
Whitehall Wisconsin special report notes burial services planned for Dr. K F M Sandberg 93 in Trempealeau Valley cemetery on Wednesday June 8 after his death in Chicago Saturday morning June 4. Services were held in Chicago Monday. Mrs Annie Peterson sister-in-law to Mrs Sandberg traveled to Chicago Friday then Monday with Rev E B Christophersen to attend last rites. Mrs Sandberg is Emelia Peterson formerly Bennie Peterson and sister of Mrs E B Christophersen.
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K. F. M. Sandberg
Whitehall
Wis
Trempealeau Valley Cemetery
Chicago
Annie Peterson
Sandberg
Peterson
E. B. Christophersen
Pigeon Falls
Death notices from Hillsboro and Rushford detail local passings
Hillsboro Wisconsin Charles Briskey 63 died suddenly at home Monday evening June 6 his body to be returned to Hillsboro for funeral and burial arrangements are underway Rushford Minnesota Marcus Rein 74 died Tuesday while doing business at a local firm death due to a heart attack born October 15 1874 Highland Prairie son of Michael Rein survived by two brothers and two sisters Funeral services Saturday at 1 30 pm at the home and 2 pm at Highland Prairie Lutheran Church with burial in Highland Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
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Hillsboro
Wis
Charles Briskey
Briskey
Hillsboro Township
Sun Prairie
Rushford
Minn
Marcus Rein
Highland Prairie
Michael Rein
Peter
John
Lanesboro
Ole Mindrum
John Overland
Rein
Highland Prairie Lutheran Church
I. R. Gronlid
Highland Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
Soils Leaders Meet For State Conservation Session
Northern and southwestern state superintendents meet in Crosse for a one day soil conservation session under I O Hembre Madison as state education leader. Morning tour of the experiment station followed by a noon gathering at the Linker hotel with speakers Warren W Clark and Ben Rusy.
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Crosse
I. O. Hembre
Madison
Linker Hotel
Warren W. Clark
Ben Rusy
American star Philadel to headline Glasgow concerts in May
Glasgow eyes concerts by the high earning American Philadel this May. Local venues anticipate big crowds and strong ticket sales as the artist schedules dates in the city.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Philadel
Wisconsin Senate panel urges death of two labor bills
A Republican controlled Wisconsin Senate labor committee on Wednesday urged killing two measures opposed by unions. One would outlaw the union shop. the other would repeal prohibitions on wage deductions for faulty workmanship. The panel outlined its reasoning and noted limited public support for both bills.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Gordon Bubolz
Appleton
Wisconsin
Gordon Gill
Wisconsin Assembly Votes to Repeal Train Speed Limit
The Wisconsin Assembly approved a bill to repeal the 15 to 30 mile per hour train speed limit at city and village crossings in a 68 to 26 vote after 90 minutes of debate. The measure would divert 250,000 dollars from the highway fund for crossing safety, with the public service commission empowered to set speeds as needed.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Assembly
Thomson
R-Richland Center
Senate
Highway Fund
Public Service Commission
Ludvigsen
R-Hartland
Commission
Hotel Wall Dispute Triggers City Wrecking Plans
Mrs. Jeanette Gannett owner of the Hotel Gannett faces a wall dispute with the city over the west wall of the building at 119 Pearl Street. City Attorney Fred Steele says the wall is owned by the city and unsafe. If no cooperation from Gannett by Friday the city may proceed with wrecking repairs or court action. Engineer Harold Molzahn estimates $2,975 to bring the wall up to code.
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Jeanette Gannett
Gannett
Fred Steele
Pearl Street
Steele
Comon Council
Wisconsin Industrial Commission
Molzahn
Section Hand Faces First Degree Murder Charge
Elkhorn Wisconsin Trini dad Alvarez a 27 year old railroad section worker was bound over to circuit court on a first degree murder charge Alvarez waived preliminary examination at arraignment before County Judge Roscoe Luce and returned to jail to await trial Tony Cervantes aged 20 a chicken farm employee was stabbed to death in a bar on Sunday night
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Elkhorn
Wis
Trinidad Alvarez
Alvarez
Tony Cervantes
Roscoe Luce
Crawfish Sales Fall As Whisky Returns In South Africa
Johannesburg wholesalers report dwindling crawfish demand as whisky becomes more available again, causing a dip in sales across the South African market.
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South Africa
Johannesburg
Doe Trapped in Fisherman Lines Recovered in Wisconsin Pool
A year old deer doe found exhausted in setlines above the Onalaska dam in the Mississippi River is resting at the Doub family home in Brice Prairie. Conservation Warden Le Roy W. Small said the deer is not injured and will be released after a period of rest and nourishment.
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Mississippi Pool
Onalaska Dam
Leroy W. Small
Small
Kenneth Doub
Brice Prairie
Doub
Frank Fay Hit Harvey Roadshow Sparks Alimony Fight
Gladys Buchannan Fay filed a $56 530 alimony suit in Los Angeles claiming Frank Fay has not paid the $75 weekly support promised at their 1925 divorce over the past decade while on tour with a Broadway Harvey roadshow.
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Los Angeles
Frank Fay
Harvey
Gladys Buchanan Fay
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Moen
Suttreye
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Bradford and Risberg
St.joseph
Cena
Dubouchett
Blanc & Co., Inc
Labor
Tribune
Madison Bureau
Bill
Dad
Caledonia ST
Wichway
America
Kansas City
Kansas
Phillips
Phillips 66
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